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Fort Pyl
Fort Pyl
Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka
	Fort Pyl
Coordinates	9°35′21″N 80°26′40″E / 9.589170°N 80.444578°E
Type	Defence fort
Site information
Condition	Destroyed
Site history
Built by	Dutch
Materials	Granite Stones
Battles/wars	Many

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Fort Pyl (Sinhala: පෙයිල් බලකොටුව Peyil Balakotuwa) or Fort Pass Pyl^[1] (Tamil: பைல் கடவைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Pail Kaṭavaik Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: පෙයිල් පාස් බලකොටුව Peyil Pas Balakotuwa) was a small fort in the Elephant Pass Fort areas, which is narrow part of the Jaffna peninsula. The fort was located in line with two other forts, Elephant Pass fort and Fort Beschutter, in order to protect Jaffna peninsula from attacks originating from the mainland.^[2]

The square-shaped fort built as similar to Elephant Pass fort and Fort Beschutter. It was destroyed and no evidence of the fort is visible today.^[3]

References

^ Katiresu, Subramanier (2004). A Hand Book to the Jaffna Peninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North. p. 50.
^ Swaardecroon, Hendrick. Memoir of Hendrick Swaardecroon. Sophia Pieters. Government Printer, Ceylon. Colombo.
^ "Fort Pyl & Fort Beschutter". Retrieved 11 November 2014.

Nelson, W. A.; de Silva, R. K. (2004). The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka – The Military Monuments of Ceylon. Sri Lanka Netherlands Association.

External links

Fort Pyl & Fort Beschutter

[1] Katiresu, Subramanier (2004). A Hand Book to the Jaffna Peninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North. p. 50.

[2] Swaardecroon, Hendrick. Memoir of Hendrick Swaardecroon. Sophia Pieters. Government Printer, Ceylon. Colombo.

[3] "Fort Pyl & Fort Beschutter". Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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-'''Fort Pyl''' or '''Fort Pass Pyl'''<ref>{{cite book | url=http://books.google.lk/books?id=S4_domy-aYsC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=Fort+pass+Pyl&source=bl&ots=hOl4AbTSxf&sig=xhMv_cKu2kNwCYJIqC-4KANv52A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TZJhVLjyIoaLuwSP6YDYCA&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Fort%20pass%20Pyl&f=false | title=A Hand Book to the Jaffna Penninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North | author=Katiresu, Subramanier | year=2004 | pages=50}}</ref> ({{lang-ta|பைல் கடவைக் கோட்டை}}) was a small fort in the [[Elephant Pass Fort]] areas, which is narrow part of the [[Jaffna peninsula]]. Fort was located linearly with other two fort such as [[Elephant Pass Fort]] and [[Fort Pass Pyl]] in order to protect Jaffna peninsula from attacks originating in the mainland.<ref>{{cite book | title=Memoir of Hendrick Swaardecroon | author=Swaardecroon, Hendrick | others=Sophia Pieters | publisher=Government Printer, Ceylon. Colombo}}</ref>
+'''Fort Pyl''' ({{langx|si|පෙයිල් බලකොටුව}} ''Peyil Balakotuwa'') or '''Fort Pass Pyl'''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S4_domy-aYsC&pg=PA50 | title=A Hand Book to the Jaffna Peninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North | author=Katiresu, Subramanier | year=2004 | pages=50}}</ref> ({{langx|ta|பைல் கடவைக் கோட்டை|translit=Pail Kaṭavaik Kōṭṭai}}; {{langx|si|පෙයිල් පාස් බලකොටුව}} ''Peyil Pas Balakotuwa'') was a small fort in the [[Elephant Pass Fort]] areas, which is narrow part of the [[Jaffna peninsula]]. The fort was located in line with two other forts, [[Elephant Pass fort]] and [[Fort Beschutter]], in order to protect Jaffna peninsula from attacks originating from the mainland.<ref>{{cite book | title=Memoir of Hendrick Swaardecroon | author=Swaardecroon, Hendrick | others=Sophia Pieters | publisher=Government Printer, Ceylon. Colombo}}</ref>
-The square-shaped fort built as similar to Elephant Pass Fort and Fort Pyl. It was completely destroyed and no evidence of the fort can be found today.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://amazinglanka.com/wp/pyl-beschutter/ | title=Fort Pyl & Fort Beschutter | accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
+The square-shaped fort built as similar to Elephant Pass fort and Fort Beschutter. It was destroyed and no evidence of the fort is visible today.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://amazinglanka.com/wp/pyl-beschutter/ | title=Fort Pyl & Fort Beschutter | accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
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